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Randomized controlled trial of skin‐to‐skin contact from birth versus conventional incubator for physiological stabilization in 1200‐ to 2199‐gram newborns

Acta Paediatrica · 2004 · Vol. 93(6) · pp. 779–785

NJ Bergman✉(Melton Mowbray Hospital)LL LinleySR Fawcus(University of Cape Town)

Abstract

Newborn care provided by skin-to-skin contact on the mother's chest results in better physiological outcomes and stability than the same care provided in closed servo-controlled incubators. The cardio-respiratory instability seen in separated infants in the first 6 h is consistent with mammalian "protest-despair" biology, and with "hyper-arousal and dissociation" response patterns described in human infants: newborns should not be separated from their mothers.

Infant Development and Preterm Care Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Infant Health and DevelopmentIncubatorMedicineRandomized controlled trialPediatricsLow birth weightKangaroo careSurgeryPregnancy

MeSH terms

Anxiety, SeparationBirth WeightFemaleGestational AgeHeart RateHumansIncubators, InfantInfant CareInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, PrematureMaleMother-Child RelationsOxygen ConsumptionRespiration

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